Tuna Tartare

I know that when it comes to raw fish, the world divides into two distinct camps. There is the “I love it SO much I could eat it every day” camp. That is the one I live in. Then there is the “Get away from me with that raw fish” camp, and that is the one that the teenager lives in. And while it is possible every once in a blue moon to get someone to cross from the teenager’s camp to mine (I did it with the southern husband but it was before we were married and for all I know it was one of his tricky dating techniques), I’m not even gonna try. All you anti-sushi people out there? I love you anyway, and I will be back in a couple of days with something that is completely cooked.

In the meantime, however, we must discuss the tuna tartare recipe from the fabulous STONEWALL KITCHEN FAVORITES. This is an amazingly quick, easy and (if you are pro-raw fish) spectacularly delicious little number. You need to get sushi-grade tuna, which I promise is not hard…go to wherever you usually buy your fresh fish and ask. You chop it up in tiny little pieces and mix it up with chopped tomato, scallions, some ginger and sesame oil and rice vinegar, and then scoop it out onto sliced cucumber rounds.

It obviously makes a fabulous, dramatic appetizer, but the sushi-loving southern husband and I had it for a Friday Night Lights dinner and were deliriously happy. Raw-fishing-eating people that we are.

Recipe below, and next post I will return you to your regularly scheduled cooked food.

Comments

I'm in the "if i were being sent to the electric chair I would want sushi as my last meal camp". So yeah. I guess you could say I like raw fish. This sounds awesome! I would love it as an appetizer. Or lunch.

I'm in the "ew raw fish" camp HOWEVER I've never actually tried raw fish and I have to say, raw tuna is the one fish that could win me over. I've seen it several times on cooking shows and it always looks so.good. Someday I will try it! This looks delish!

Okay….So, I just realized from your definition of the two camps that I'm probably….no, definitely…in the "Get away from me with that raw fish" camp, along with Emma ME…with Emma camp?! That never happens!! LOL But probably unlike him, I'm game for anything at least once!…as long as I'm not allergic to it…and it doesn't make me gag just looking at it! LOL … I said ONCE!!! ^_^

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